Minutes
and Show & Tell
Minutes
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PRIDE CITY QUILT GUILD
Minutes – April 15, 2024
The meeting was called to order at 9:30am by Jill Jespersen
Please silence cell phones
Minutes from March 18, 2024 are accepted with correction as published
Allie Russell has 6 items for in-house raffle. Tickets are 25¢ each or 5 for $1.00
1. Bag with notions – Cha-Cha Hanson
2. Puzzle – Sue Turnquist
3. Yellow Brick Road pattern w/ 2#'s Purple fabric – Kris McAllister
4. Bag w/ Batik fabric – Kay Loudenberry
5. Panels for Mother's & Father's Day – Teresa Grice
6. Rotary cutter w/ 3 rulers – Dianna Hardrick
Tickets for the Quilt Show raffle items are available for last minute purchase.
Committee Reports:
• Treasurer's Report-Pat Rotolo: As of the end of March, 2024, the balances in our accounts.
o General account – Start $8,509.25, End $8,458.34
o Quilt Show – Start $643.82, End $1,527.82
o Raffle Account - Start $625.86, End $171.25
• Welcome & Sunshine-Cathy Ortega: 61 members & 9 guests
o Guests – Stana Grant, Teresa Parkinson, Linda Lowe, Sharon Sheehan,
Maureen Halpin, Cami Bregar, Katie Suanders, Gwen Hedding and Trudy Aron
o One yard of fabric for wearing a nametag went to Jill Jespersen
• Program Committee-Holly Vigil:
o Today – Nani Kaai from Na-La's Quilt Shoppe (Fountain, CO) presentation trunk show. Nani also taught a beginning paper piecing class following meeting.
o May – Fabric Sale & Potluck. Fabric will be available for $2.00 a yard & $3.00 a yard for Batiks. Chicken will be provided with members bringing your favorite side dish. Members assigned to bring treats for the month of May will provide the desserts.
o June – Ms. Moo will teach a technique on fabric painting - $25 for the class to guild. Ms. Moo will provide four (4) different Bee designs for purchase at $15.00 and use of her pens @ $10.00. Ms. Moo's payment is CASH ONLY – she does not take checks, credit cards and/or will not provide change.
o July – Round Robin Quilting Skills - Members will choose to attend the 10–15-minute round robin presentations they are interested in. No charge for classes.
▪ Jill Jespersen– general sewing machine skills
▪ Allie Russell – following a quilt pattern
▪ Lorraine Kohrs– hand piecing/templates
▪ Holly Vigil – rulers, cutting/mats
▪ Cathy Ortega – binding your quilt
▪ Diane May – choosing a quilter (change from applique')
▪ Pat Rotolo – flying geese
• Love Quilts (Charity Quilts)-Naoma O'Neil: Naoma is asking for the next volunteer to take over her position. Five kits are available for assembly, and these five will be the final kits she will be putting together.
• Fat Quarter drawing-Kris McAllister: This month was Cats & Dogs – next month will be Pastels. Winners of fat quarters this month went to Susie Rimsky, Cha-Cha Hanson & Teresa Grice
• Quilt Show-Cass Pearson: This year's show saw 1,164 visitors, 165 quilts representing 9 quilt guilds in the area and 34 challenge quilts.
o Committee Members: Holly Vigil, Gale Miller, Jill Jespersen, Mary Vandeberg, Allie Russell, Cathy Ortega, MaryBeth Shaufler, Pat Rotolo, Cass Pearson, and Nancy Shaw.
o Cass gave recognition and big thank you to all the 186 volunteers who put in the 667 hours it takes to make this year's quilt show possible. (Numbers as of this meeting.) Tomorrow will include additional volunteers and hours for take down and pick-up of quilts by quilters.
o Featured quilter Yvonne Cleaver's guest book is available for anyone who missed signing the book.
o Jill appreciated the number of challenge quilt participants and commented on how "organized" the fabric stashes must be.
o Additional thanks was given from guild members to Cass and committee.
• Cathy Ortega presented pillowcases for Quilts of Valor made by Barbara Bell & Anne Hunt.
Announcements:
❖ Jill shared an invitation from Sue Turnquist for participants in the Florence Arts Council/Bell Tower Cultural Center – "Local Color: A Gallery Collaborative." Jill has additional information if interested.
❖ Jill also shared a thank you from Joy Sterne, Westminster Presbyterian Church for the tables and donation.
❖ Jill reminded everyone of the "Give & Take" table available with great resources and quilting related items. Please remember to check the table at end of meeting for items you may have donated that have not been picked up. If your item(s) have not been picked up, various opportunities are available for donation throughout town.
Quilt Show Raffle drawing:
1. Santa Kitchen Towel – Donated by Linda Pace
➢ Marka Rapenchuk
2. Unicorn – Donated by Holly Vigil
➢ Susie Wickman
3. Large Quilt Bag – Donated by Cathy Ortega
➢ Beverly Martinez
4. Volkswagen Bus Bag – Donated by Mary Beth Shaufler
➢ Lucia Williams
5. Shopping/Hand Bag – Donated by MaryLee Gardner
➢ Pam Jamnick
6. Flowers Fabric Painting – Donated by Mrs. Moo
➢ Candy Robinson
7. Christmas Tabletopper – Donated by Linda Pace
➢ Donna Stephen
8. Flower Tablerunner – Donated by MaryKay Witte
➢ Sheila Martin
9. Flower Wall Hanging – Donated by MaryLee Gardner
➢ Kathy Finger
10. Eagle Wall Hanging – Donated by Diane Sabus
➢ Denise Trujillo
11. Sisters Wall Hanging – Donated by Cathy Ortega
➢ Kay Loudenberry
Trunk Show – Nani Kaai, Na-La's Quilt Shop (Fountain, CO)
• Nani also had various items available from her shop for sale.
Show - N –Tell: Don't forget to complete a ticket for "January Finished" drawings.
• Green: Large 70" x 90" or more
• Pink: Medium 40" x 60:
• Yellow: Small project
• Purple: Charity
In-House drawings: (Winners listed above)
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane May, (substitute for Mary Beth Shaufler)